BaxtersMom

Here are 2 of my concrete deer statues in the front of my house. All that's left is their heads. <br><br>Post edited by: BaxtersMom, at: 2008/12/19 19:46

Last night we had a snow storm and got hit with about 8 to 10 inches. Here is what I woke up to this morning.

Sounds like you have a great routine for them and I am so glad to hear they are getting along and no jealousy issues. I only seen Baxter get jealous once so far. I had him and Tigger my eclectus in the home office with me and I left the room for only a few moments but took Tigger with me because he will scream if I leave without him. So Baxter stayed behind for those few minutes and when I got back Baxter was very angry and kind of lunged at Tigger because of it. I have never done that again. Other than that one instance I haven't had any problems and I have learned my lesson;)

{Feel-good-0002006E} OH I love that!!! Perhpas Klaus can come over and answers phones for me. He is already trained and has experience. Tell him, he's got the job!

OMG! After all these great ways to use the Aloe Vera I hope there will be enough left over for my flock members to get some:laugh:

Hey, that's a great video. Slater is such a ham:laugh: Much more active and vocal than my Baxter is. He watched it with me too here on my shoulder and starting whistling and making noises back at Slater:laugh: Thanks for sharing it.

I love Baxter cuz he is just so coolB) He whistles beautiful songs solo and likes blues and jazz and whistles the blues too. He is so gentle with me but has this "cool cat" look to everyone else. If I sing to him he head bobs every time:laugh:

I feel bad for you too. You seem like you are at the end of your rope and sounds like you are trying everything you can. Only thing I can think of is that he is picking up on your frustrations and since he knows he can get a rise out of you, it continues. Hopefully, it's just a phase. I understand if you feel you need to rehome though. I wish you the best. Hang in there & Keep us posted.

Mine does it as well. It's very common. Mine usually dunk the pellets the most. I think they do this to soften the food a little. Although if I give them toast or bread, they dunk that too:blink:

That's the size of cage that my grey is in and seems to work real good for us.

Don't beat yourself up about it. You are doing fine with him. There's no time limit on greys. Each one is different. I know what you mean though about the bites. I have gotten it and sometimes you can't help but jerk really hard to get them off:laugh: Been there, done that:) I doubt it will cause a set back.

I'm getting ready to be cooped up for a couple days...We're expecting 8 to 12 inches of snow overnight:ohmy:

:huh: :dry: It might have been me awhile back that told you about putting a blanket in it. Someone asked about their bird falling and I had an eclectus that fell a couple times so I put a blanket at the bottom, but I did cover the blanket with paper. So sorry if that was wrong advice. I was just worried about mine falling and getting hurt but it only happened a couple times untill we got a new cage and he doesn't fall anymore anyway. Is George still falling? As for the biting and terrorizing you when you are doing stuff to his cage. A couple of my birds really like it and they will climb close to me and preen my hair and just hang out close to me while I do it. They seem so interested. But I have an amazon now and is fairly tame but still needs some work on manners. He is going on 2 years old and I think he gets excited or maybe he actually is angry that I am messing with his stuff when I clean or change his cage around but he will charge to me if I take one of his toys or climb down the bars towards me. He looks like he is being playful but if I am not paying attention, he will take a chunk out of me. I think this is just his personality as well, too, though. I never thought he might actually be angry about it untill I seen Daves post. Hmmmm:huh:<br><br>Post edited by: BaxtersMom, at: 2008/12/18 20:44

Thanks for letting us know about it working on the skin. I'm going to try that, too. I was going to ask if any body tried it any other ways but forgot. I used to keep the aloe vera plants around too for burns but haven't had one in awhile. And Dan, here's what you could do so your wife will try it...get a decorative spray bottle or write your own label as "Ever So Soft Hair Care" or something like that:laugh: . Put the aloe vera in it and give it to her as a gift. She will be so touched you would not be in the dog house at all but in good standings for awhile:P

I hope you guys do try it. I would like to know what you all think of it.

I too suffer from MBS:whistle: and totally understand your delima. I do think it's great that his aggressiveness does not deter you. I can't help with the decision but can tell you how my flock acts with eachother.This is the order I got my flock..a gray, a conure, an eclectus and now a dyh amazon. Believe it or not my conure (my smallest) is the bully of the bunch and will sometimes lunge at the bigger birds.:laugh: Most of the time all the bigger birds stay on their own cages. The conure flies freely and likes to visit all other other cages and rob them of their food.The eclectus would NOT have any part of this and growled at him from the start and the conure will not even attempt to go near his cage now because he learned the eclectus will not put up with it.The eclectus sometimes flies to find us and found that it is convenient to land on the amazons cage. The amazon doesn't really mind too much but if he lands too close he will walk towards him unhappily and the eclectus will walk a few steps to give him his space.Baxter lets the conure come to his cage, I think they are bonded buddies but every now and then if the conure gets an attitude my grey will put him in his place. He will face him and look real big and the conure will leave;) The little conure will try and ambush the grey and the amazon by sneaking up from behind and lunging for their tail feathers and squaking but as soon as they turn around he is gone:laugh: He has never actually conected with a tail feather that I know of, just tries real hard. My little bird is the most aggressive out of the bunch.But all in all I have found that as long as the birds respect each others cages or space it hasn't been a problem for me. I think all my bigger birds will protect their cages/territory to a point but none of them have went to another cage to start trouble and be aggressive that way.Mine all seem to know their boundries but will stand up for their cages. When they are off their cages they usually don't get aggressive with each other. Do you think the new one you are considering would go to the other birds areas and be aggressive towards them? From my experience mine only get aggressive when someone invades their space and I think they have learned who they can mess with and who they can't. But do not think they are aggressive with each other for the most part. Only when necessary in their eyes;) Good luck on your decision and please let us know what you decide.

Carolyn, you are so right about the evil eye. When I first looked I was mainly looking at the harness but when I looked I again someone definately does not look happy:laugh: That's a cute picture dhorje:)

I don't know for sure since I have no experience with baby greys (mine was an adult when I got him) but I was in a pet store that had a beautiful baby grey around 6 months and she was making a beeping sound like a microwave. I thought she wanted me but the lady in the store said she was wanting her formula. I have read others on the forum say their babies will beep for the formula too. Is she completely weaned? But as Dan said above too, when they learn a new noise and know it gets your attention they do it over and over and over so the can get your attention, too.

Guess Dave didn't bite on that one. My last name is Orr but I'm not related to Bobby unfortunately:(

Hey Dave, guess what my last name is...It's Orr..Guess who I'm ralated to.

I'm a little slow at the moment Judy:blush::huh:<br><br>Post edited by: BaxtersMom, at: 2008/12/18 04:30

Ooops, I was laughing at the last post on the first page....Didn't realize there was a page 2 already:blush:

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Since I took in a lost bird, this is how I feel about it...If someone finds a lost grey or any other kind of parrot I think the person who lost it should get the word out to all pet stores, vets, rescues, shelters and animal controls in a very large radius and online,too. A chip might be helpful to some but they need to get the word out too. I think the responsibility should be on the owner of the bird that got away not of the person who took it in out of the elements. I had enough to deal with as it was when I took a lost bird in had to spend a couple hundred dollars buying a cage and supplies right away. I called several of the animal rescue places and animal control, several vets, several pet stores and put up several ads online to try and find the owner who never turned up, then had to worry about where he came from. It was already a stressful situation and I didn't need a vet bill on top all that. Bonkers is a great bird but it was still a stressful situation unexpected like it was and it's not free all over. I can't help it, I found what luvparrots said very offensive and I have to comment on it. I have lived in several states from the east to the west coast and find there are friendly people in all states, not just in that part of the country where luvparrots lives. And just because some vets won't check the micro chips for free doesn't mean they are "hard nosed" That equipment is very expensive and has to be paid by somehow. Bonkers the conure is not a bird we would have chosen. We wanted to find the owners and give it back. Now we have an added responsibility since we took him in to make sure he is cared for. We did not keep him because we wanted a free bird. I can not get turn him over to just anyone because I don't trust putting him in a home where I know nothing about them or how he will live. I have already seen too many bad situations where people don't know how to properly take care of parrots. Bonkers does not even have a leg band and think he is too small to be microchipped too. Post edited by: BaxtersMom, at: 2008/12/18 02:51<br><br>Post edited by: BaxtersMom, at: 2008/12/18 02:57

Baxter uses which ever foot is most convenient too. He is "ambidextrous" as well.:laugh: :silly: